| 1790 | 1830 |
| – Romantic movement in literature and the arts | – Greece wins independence from Ottomans – Charles X repudiates the Constitutional Charter; insurrection and collapse of the government follow – Louis Philippe succeeds to the throne and maintains a narrowly liberal regime |
| 180 | 1832 |
| – Metternich serves as Austrian foreign minister | – Reform Bill in Britain |
| 1810 | 1839 |
| – Germaine de Staël publishes On Germany | – Louis Blanc publishes Organization of Work |
| 1815 | 1840 |
| – Holy Alliance formed; revision of Corn Laws in Britain | – Pierr |
| 1819 | 184 |
| – Karlsbad Decrees issued by German Confederation | – Great Famine in Ireland |
| 1820 | 1847 |
| – Congress of Troppau proclaims the principle of intervention to maintain autocratic regimes | – Ten Hours Act in Britain |
| 1821 | 1848 |
| – Austria crushes a liberal revolution in Naples and restores the Sicilian autocracy | – Revolutions in France, Austria, and Prussia; Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto |
| 1823 – French armies restore the Spanish regime |